Improvement



W. D. WHITING.

Perfume-Bottles.

mimemux n n'rrnn IMPROVEMENT IN PERFUME-BOTTLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 149,017, dated March 24, 1874; application filed J nly 7, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W. D. HITING, of North Attleborough, Bristol county, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements relating to Vina-grettes or Perfume-Bottles, of which the following is a specification:

The parts may be made of silver or gold, and richly chased or otherwise decorated in accordance with modern taste. I will describe only the parts to which the invention applies, it being understood that the vessel may be of any shape beneath. As usually constructed the device is small, and provided with ears, by which it maybe slung. The escape of the odor is controlled by a valve and spring capable of being depressed by the finger or thumb. WVhen open the odor is diffused through a number of perforations.

The following is a description of what I consider the best means of carrying out the invention.

The accompanying drawing forms a part of this specification, and represents a central vertical section.

Referring thereto, A is the main body of the vessel, and B is a mouth-piece or nozzle secured thereon by means of the screw-threads b a. It is provided with numerous holes in its upper face. The largest central hole carries a stem, D, which is fluted, and also allows odor to escape through its flutings whenever the attached valve 0 is depressed. E is a piece forming the valve seat. It fits tightly in the slightlytapered interior of the neck of the vessel A, and is formed with a flange at the top, which is pressed upon by an internal shoulder in the mouth-piece B, and thus held firmly down to form a tight union. The valve 0 D is pressed upward by a coiled spring, G, contained within the mouth-piece B. It abuts at its lower end on the upper face of the seat-piece E, and near its upper end on a cross-pin, (I, fitted in the valve-stem D. The outer end of the valve stem D may be receive any suit ble ordinary knob, as indicated by D. Under ordinary conditions the tension of the spring G holds the valve G tightly up to its seat and there is no escape of the volatilecontents of the bottle.

Whenever it is desired that the odor shall escape, the operator depresses the valve C by acting on the knob D. This makes an opening through the valve-seat in the flutings of the stem D, and the odor, thence escaping into the mouth-piece B, is mingled with air and diifused into the atmosphere through the apertures therein. The removal of this monthpiece B by unscrewing liberates the seat-piece E by ceasing to longer press down with the retaining shoulder upon its flange. The removal of the knob D from the stem D allows the valve and seat-piece with its spring and cross-pin to be removed from the piece B.

I claim as my invention- The removable seat-piece E adapted to be confined by the internal shoulder in the openwork screw-cap B, in combination with such cap and with the bottle A, valve 0, rod D, and spring G, arranged for joint operation, as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of June, 1873, in tire presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM D. WRITING Witnesses:

CHARLES SELDEN, JOHN C. PURKIS. 

